England were graphically illustrating the huge gulf in class between the sides and it was no surprise when Lampard added the second just before the half hour. Steven Gerrard found his Liverpool team-mate Glen Johnson and Lampard arrived in the area with perfect timing to glide a header beyond Namasco.

And thou a lunatic lean-witted fool Presuming on an ague's privilege

We’re well beat now.

That joint is tightening as the wood dries.